A Little Death in Dixie
by Lisa Turner
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Pub Date Jun 04 2010 | Archive Date Aug 07 2017
Bell Bridge Books | Bell Bridge
Description
A LITTLE DEATH IN DIXIE
A top ten ebook bestseller at Kindle with more than ninety 4-and-5-star reviews
By debut author LISA TURNER
Power. Passion. Mystery. Memphis.Is a killer stalking women in the steamy darkness of the River City's August nights? Or could the threat be something more personal?
One of Memphis's most seductive and notorious socialites has disappeared. Maybe it's just another of her drunken escapades. But maybe not. What begins as an ordinary day's work for Detective Billy Able in the land of Elvis, the Blues, and the Mississippi Delta, quickly escalates into a high-level web of tragedy, suspicion, corruption and sordid secrets, including a few of Billy's own.
Mercy Snow believes all the evidence points to sinister forces at work in her sister's fate. But her flighty mother is no help, as usual, and Memphis Judge Buck Overton-who's all too eager to marry Mother's inheritance-will stop at nothing to protect his plans. Can Mercy and Billy overcome the dark workings of a Southern crime dynasty?
A Note From the Publisher
Debut novelist; Turner is a Memphis interior designer by day and a novelist by night.
About Lisa Turner
Debut novelist; Turner is a Memphis interior designer by day and a novelist by night.
Advance Praise
"Memphis, the Mississippi River, and the underbelly of human nature they're all exposed in the dark brew of this fast-paced Southern Gothic suspense. Page-turning and atmospheric, this tightly-plotted novel turns the screws and sends readers racing to its surprise conclusion." --Michael Finger, Senior Editor, Memphis Magazine --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.
"Lisa Turner spins a gritty southern mystery with riveting plot twists and an unpredictable ending."--Fresh Fiction
"I've found a new favorite mystery writer. Lisa Turner lives part of the time in Memphis, the rest in Nova Scotia, and this book is real Memphis. From the first page you feel the molasses-like drowsiness of a hot afternoon in Memphis, and some of the characters are southern belles and some of there men are large and slightly or more corrupt. Croquet plays a part in the story, and there is always the lazy but dangerous Mississippi River. Actually as I read, I was thinking of that new summer TV series, "Memphis Beat," and picturing the detectives as the stars of that show."-- Views From The Countryside
See more than 90 rave reviews at Amazon.com
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781935661900 |
| PRICE | $12.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 350 |
Featured Reviews
Liz D, Reviewer
Very intriguing mystery!! I loved that it was set in Memphis- it was great back drop for the story. A Little Death in Dixie had great twists & turns. And the ending was a surprise- love that I didn't see it coming.
I will be reading more by Lisa Turner.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
Magdalena J, Reviewer
I was absolutely thrilled to read A Little Death in Dixie by Lisa Turner since I have read Devil Sent the Rain book three in this series. I love that the story is set in Memphis, for some reason do I love reading stories set in the American South, especially crime stories. And, this one was no exception.
Like in Devil Sent the Rain must Billy Able solve a mystery that involves women he knows. In this case, it's a woman that Billy for years helped getting out of problems with the law (drinking and driving together is never a good idea), but now she has disappeared. She has done it before, but this time it seems to be more serious like someone wants to get rid of her.
This book is good, I quite liked this story, there were some slower moments when I felt that I wanted to speed up the investigations, also it was hardly surprising to learn who this books big bad was. However, there were some surprising moments towards the end of the book and all and all did I quite like this book and can't wait to read The Gone Dead Train that is waiting on my Kindle app. And, I do hope more books will be written about Billy Abel because he is such a fabulous character!
